R 021554Z MAY 13
ALCGRSV 022/13
SUBJ: TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (TAMP) FOR MEMBERS
OF THE COAST GUARD RESERVE
A. Title 10 U.S.C. 101(a)(13)
B. FY13 National Defense Authorization Act, Public Law 112-239
1. TAMP provides reservists and their dependents 180 days of
transitional health care benefits upon completion of orders for
contingency operations as defined by Ref A. Ref B amended Ref A by
including mobilization of Coast Guard Reservists under 14 U.S.C. 712
for domestic contingencies.
2. After the completion of qualifying orders, reservists and their
dependants are coded as TAMP-eligible in the Defense Enrollment
Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) and will automatically be
covered under TRICARE Standard. During TAMP, a reservist may enroll
or re-enroll in TRICARE Prime, including US Family Health Plan, which
is offered in certain designated service areas of the United States
and overseas. TAMP status will not be changed in DEERS unless the
member executes new orders greater than 30 consecutive days. Members
on Active Duty for Training (ADT) or Inactive Duty Training (IDT)
maintain TAMP status within DEERS.
A. For reservists who execute non-contingency orders in excess of 30
days, such as ADOS, TAMP eligibility continues to run concurrently
with the orders. Members released from non-contingency orders must
contact their assigned Servicing Personnel Office (SPO), DEERS, and
Managed Care Support Contractor (MCSC) (regional TRICARE office) to
ensure TAMP eligibility.
B. Reservists who execute new contingency orders of greater than 30
consecutive days, as defined in Ref A, would earn a new 180-day
period of TAMP upon release from active duty.
3. Additional information regarding TAMP eligibility and enrollment
options is available at www.tricare.mil/TAMP or by calling the Coast
Guard Health Benefits help line at 1-800-9HBA-HBA. Questions about
TAMP should be directed to LCDR Robert Gomez, TRICARE Management
Activity Liaison at 202-475-5185, Email Robert.Gomez(at)uscg.mil.
4. Internet release authorized.